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Taliban claim attack on defense min. residence, warn of more raids on govt. officials
Aug 04, 2021 11:01The Taliban have claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on the Afghan defense minster’s house in the capital, Kabul, threatening to carry out more attacks against top government officials.
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Powerful blasts rock Kabul; Afghan Defense Minister's house targeted
Aug 04, 2021 09:20The Afghan capital of Kabul has been rocked by coordinated strikes targeting the country’s defense minister and several lawmakers, leaving a number of civilian casualties amid an upturn in violence between the Taliban militant group and government forces.
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Afghan president: We have plan to restore stability in country in six months
Aug 02, 2021 15:51Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani says Kabul has a plan to restore stability in the country in six months despite the fast-deteriorating security situation.
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Rockets hit Kandahar airport in Afghanistan, all flights suspended
Aug 01, 2021 12:04The Taliban have fired rockets at a key airport in southern Afghanistan causing flight cancelations, and declaring that the attack was meant to thwart airstrikes by Afghan government forces on the militants' positions.
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One killed in attack on UN compound in western Afghanistan
Jul 31, 2021 07:06At least one Afghan security guard has been killed as “anti-government elements” attacked the main United Nations compound in western Afghanistan, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says.
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Russia, two other states to hold joint drills near Afghanistan
Jul 28, 2021 06:46The Russian military has announced that more than 1,500 troops from Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan are scheduled to take part in joint drills next month near the border with Afghanistan, where the Taliban militant group has over the past month ramped up offensives against Afghan government forces to seize further territory.
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Taliban promoting extremism, paving way for Daesh in Afghanistan: Atmar
Jul 27, 2021 07:11Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Mohammad Hanif Atmar warned that the activities of the Taliban in his country would aggravate extremism and prepare the ground for notorious terrorist groups such as Daesh in the region.
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Pakistan reopens Afghan border crossing seized by Taliban militants
Jul 26, 2021 20:08Pakistan has reopened a major southwestern border crossing that is currently under the control of the Taliban militant group in Afghanistan, allowing over 100 trucks carrying goods to cross into the conflict-ridden country.
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Afghanistan imposes night-time curfew to limit Taliban movements
Jul 24, 2021 16:49Afghanistan has imposed a night-time curfew to limit the movements of the Taliban across the country, a day after the militant group demanded the removal of President Ashraf Ghani.
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Afghanistan: Defense ministry rejects Taliban claim of seizing over 90% of borders
Jul 23, 2021 14:23Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry has dismissed as an “absolute lie” a claim by the Taliban militants that they have taken control of 90 percent of the country’s borders.